TiNi coated Arc AAA??

4x4Dragon · Oct 30, 2004

i PM'd Jets22 about maybe doing this for me but haven't heard back from him yet. was wondering if anyone else has had their arc aaa's just simply recoated in something such as the gold industrial titanium nitride?

i want to do this to my original/first Arc aaa to kinda give it new life or a re-birth /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

d'mo · Oct 30, 2004

Jets22 is very busy. Give him some time... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

4x4Dragon · Oct 31, 2004

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d'mo said:
Jets22 is very busy. Give him some time... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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was just stating that so everyone knew that i have at least contacted him and so i wouldn't here "contact jets22...". /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

also just kinda wondering if anyones got pics?

flashlightlens · Nov 1, 2004

I've done a little experimenting with TiN and TiCN finishes. They are very hard finishes, but they're also VERY thin. On the pieces I was messing with, the coating could be easily scraped off with a metal object - not nearly as durable on Al as HA or nickel. It seems this type of finish is better suited to a much harder substrate. The fact that there's soft Al under the thin hard coating of TiN or TiCN means the finish will flake. They are beautiful looking finishes though. They'd look great on a shelf.

Maybe others have had different experiences with it than me?

4x4Dragon · Nov 1, 2004

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flashlightlens.com said:
I've done a little experimenting with TiN and TiCN finishes. They are very hard finishes, but they're also VERY thin. On the pieces I was messing with, the coating could be easily scraped off with a metal object - not nearly as durable on Al as HA or nickel. It seems this type of finish is better suited to a much harder substrate. The fact that there's soft Al under the thin hard coating of TiN or TiCN means the finish will flake. They are beautiful looking finishes though. They'd look great on a shelf.

Maybe others have had different experiences with it than me?

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nickel coating? hmmmmm...........